Dead Take reveals insane voice cast in horrifying new trailer

I wouldn't have tabbed the Tales of Kenzera: ZAU team as the one to drop a high-profile horror game, but here we are. Dead Take arrives way quicker than you think on July 31st, and it'll have several big names behind it. We knew about Neil Newbon and Ben Starr in the lead roles, but with the addition of Jane Perry, Sam Lake, Laura Bailey, and more joining in, this is going to be legendary. Check out the details below.

London, United Kingdom - July 16, 2025 - Surgent Studios, the award-winning team behind Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, and Pocketpair Publishing have officially announced that Dead Take, their upcoming psychological horror game, releases on PC on July 31 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. 

Alongside the release date, the full lineup of cast members were announced including  Jane Perry (Baldur’s Gate 3, Dragon Age: The Veilguard), and Alanah Pearce (Cyberpunk 2077, V/H/S/Beyond). Dead Take’s cast also includes cameo appearances from Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2), Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth), Sam Lake (Alan Wake II, Max Payne), Travis Willingham (Marvel Rivals, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order), and CDawgVA (Honkai: Star Rail, Card-En-Ciel). 

Set in a luxurious yet secluded Hollywood Hills mansion, Dead Take casts players as an actor (Neil Newbon as Chase Lowry) searching for his friend (Ben Starr as Vinny Monroe) gone missing after a lavish Hollywood party. As they navigate escape-room-style puzzles and splice together videos they find along the way, players will uncover the darkest secrets behind the entertainment industry’s glittering facade.

“Dead Take is about actors. So we needed actors who’ve lived it,” said Abubakar Salim, Creative Director of Dead Take. “It’s a game about the high of ambition and the rot underneath it. The lies we tell ourselves to get in the spotlight, and the monsters we become to stay there. Everyone in this cast has felt that pressure. This was a chance to bleed it out.”

Dead Take is published by Pocketpair Publishing (Palworld, Craftopia) and is set to launch July 31 on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Players can follow Surgent Studios on X, Bluesky, Instagram, and visit the official website for more details.

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